Apparatus for disintegrating fuel-oil.



PATENTED JUNE 2, 1908. H. LUOKENBAUH.

. APPARATUS FOR DISINTEGRATING FUEL OIL.

A Ii PVLI'GATION FILED JUNE 21, 1905.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY LUOKENBAGHQOF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNORTO WILLIAM-H. KELLY.

OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

APPARATUS FOR .DISINTEGRATIN G FUEL-OIL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedJune 2, 1908.

Application filed June 21, 1905. Serial No. 266,353.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, I-IARRr LUCKENBACH,

a citizen of the United States, residing at San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco ratus for Disint'egratin Fuel-Oil, of-

and State ofv California, have invented certam new and useful Improvements in Apipathe following is a speci cation.

This invention relates to an apparatus for disintegrating fuelv oil, the object of the invention being to provide means whereby compressed air or steam or superheated steam can be utilized to break up the particles of oil and discharge the same in a fine spray commingled with the compressed fluid, for the bustion.

' In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is i a longitudinal sectional view of the apparatus; Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of a portion of one of the springs,

Referring tothe drawing, 1 re )resents the hollow body of the apparatus 0 osed at the feed end by a cap 2 through which passes a narrow pipe 3 orming a nozzle through which may be discharged coin ressed air or other elastic fluid, on the end 0 which nozzle is a tip 4 having a contracted orifice.

5 represents an inlet pipe for the oil, dis- 7 charging 'in'fi'ont of the compressed air tip and connected by an elbow 6 with an oil pipe line 7.

The form and proportion of the nozzle tip relatively to the compressed air pipe is the essence of this invention. The contracted orifice 8 of said tip is of length substantially twice its diameter. Moreover the-rear side of the tip, next the nozzle or comprcssed air -)ipe 3, orms a square surface or shoulder. lhc result of this configuration is that the compressed air, issuim through said orifice,

' does not spread, but orms a narrow cylindrical jet. This jet is discharged into the purpose of 'obtaining perfect comconverging mouth of the bushing 9, which is held in place in the body of the apparatus by.

a set screw 10. Discharging into said mouth end of the pipe 12 thoroughly comlningled with the compressed air and in proper condition for combustion. These springs, by their resiliency, retain their 'position in the pipe 12 against the force of the fluids; and in order to render the springs as effective as possible in breaking up the oil, they aremade square in cross section, so that the flat surfaces of the springs -will arrest and deflect the particles of oil as much as possible.

In an apparatus of the character described, the' combination with a hollow body, of a nozzle therein for discharging com- )rcssed air, a pipe for feeding oil opening in front of said nozzle, a pipe connected to said hollow body and a coiled spring in said pipe tapering towards its discharge end, and made with flattened surfaces, substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

' HARRY LUCKENBACH. Witnesses 2' i F. M. WRIGHT,

BESSIE GORFJNKEL. 

